Turkish President coming to Yerevan
I don't know what to think of this historic news. Of course I think it's great that this is a step towards dialogue and relations, but it's also strange to invite someone to your country who has purposely done you such harm, such evil. By keeping the borders closed, refusing to establish relations, refusing to recognize the genocide and even going out of his way to start projects like the railway from Kars to Georgia, just to keep Armenia completely isolated and cut off, this man has shown that he wishes Armenia would just wither up and die.
Time will tell whether this results in any real changes in Turkey's policies, but I guess that it is impossible for them to get worse. It will also be interesting to see thousands of Turkish fans in Yerevan. Truly a new chapter in Armenian history is about to unfold.
Time will tell whether this results in any real changes in Turkey's policies, but I guess that it is impossible for them to get worse. It will also be interesting to see thousands of Turkish fans in Yerevan. Truly a new chapter in Armenian history is about to unfold.


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Hi Sevan...I was looking for an Armenian blogger who would like to contribute an article on Cafebabel Magazine's Istanbul city blog( http://istanbul.cafebabel.com/en/) about visit of Turkish President. Last week an Azeri journalist wrote about this crucial visit and this time we would like to read an article from Armenian front. You can send your article to istanbul@cafebabel.com
bests
I wrote my own history and analysis of this invitation and how we got to this point. It can be found dated today 9/2 on my new Armenian issues blog: http://armhye.blogspot.com
We don't have the presidential system in Turkey, so Gül cannot be accused of these actions. He is just a representative president with no powers like in most European countries. However, I can easily say that he is finished. The feelings here against him are intense. He'll probably lose his job or worse.
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